We Are The Twitterati

By @mizzle, @gingerw, @HouseChick, and @tcar

Recently, our friend Greg Swann referred to some people in RE.net as The Twitterati. Who exactly he was addressing, we don't know. It didn't sound like a compliment. But damn. That's a great name! We're claiming it.

We are The Twitterati. The coolest clique on RE.net.  Are you a member?  Maybe you are, without even knowing it.

If you're in this picture, or can identify everyone in it, you're absolutely Twitterati.

• If you are a master at responding to EVERYTHING in 140 characters or less … You are the Twitterati
• If the first things you do when you sign up for things like blip.fm or dailymugshot is look for the auto-Twitter-notifier …
• If you won't sign up for any social network that DOESN't auto-notify Twitter...
• If your friends call you by your Twitter name IRL (In Real Life)...
• If you've known for forgetting the D at inopportune moments...
• If you've ever been in a Twhirl vs. TweetDeck debate...
• If you secretly look up other people's Twitter Grader, then try to scheme out ways to bump up your grade...

If you make a business decision to purchase 600 bumper stickers with your twitter name ONLY on it because you know SOME people will "get" it … then YOU and those people who "get" it are DEFINITELY the Twitterati.

• If you ever leave a comment on a blog post using your Twitter name and a link to your Twitter profile instead of your name and website … You are the Twitterati.
• If people tweet how excited they were to have met you...
• If you have Twinkle, Halo, Twitterific and Twitter Mobile on your iPhone, and are still wishing for something more ideal...
• If you've ever dropped the F-Bomb on the CEO of Zappos.com via Twitter... (sorry about that)
• If people tweet, wondering where you're at when you haven't tweeted in a few hours...
• If people follow you just to join in on the twittercizing...
• If you've ever worn an @Mizzle tie...

• If you follow @NARSocialMedia on Twitter, and think it's for real, you're NOT Twitterati!
• If you've ever used the term "wiffle bat orgy" or "more cowbell" you are Twitterati...
• If you can never again listen to "It Takes Two" from M.C. Rob Base without laughing...
• If you're married to Mr. HouseChick or Mr. Mizzle...
• If you own both twitternames @mrhousechick and @mrmizzle...
• If you have to write your twitter name under your real name on nametags to have your friends recognize you, you might be Twitterati.
• If you ever replaced your Twitter Icon with something that said e-Twit, you need help … I mean you are the Twitterati.
• If you know the qualifications for e-Twit without having to look it up...
• If people who AREN'T in the real estate business know your Twitter name, and EVER reference you by it …
• If your children have ever called you by your Twitter name …
• If you ever tried to explain Twitter to someone only to give up half-way through the conversation...
• If you've ever declared a Twitter-hiatus and you only lasted 45 minutes in the cold silence of a Twitterless world, you might be Twitterati.
• If you secretly wish for Fail Whale schwag, you might be Twitterati.
• If an item you wear in your Twitter avatar is now a social object...
• If you have jewelry custom made with the @ symbol, you are Twitterati...
• If you've ever been in a blip war...
• If you miss McLovin...
• If you're thinking of lobby-conning Inman Connect New York, just because you want to go to the parties...
• If you've been to an Altos Research After, After Hours Party, you're Twitterati for life.

And finally, if you have been to more than one Altos After After Party, you're not just Twitterati, but Twitterati SUPER elite.

Are you Twitteratti? Tell us why.

Comments

[Clint Miller]

I guess this makes me a member...lol!

[Bob Carney]

I don't think I qualify. never heard of it.

[Justin]

Sounds suspiciously similar to the Linkerati...

[Teresa Boardman]

I am not a member. Not qualified, but I do use twitter.

[Jeff]

I'm proud to be able to identify everyone in the picture by the back of their heads. That, by the way, takes more than just posting 140 character messages on Twitter.

[Jonathan Dalton]

I'm not Twitterati but my beagles are ... top that, Daisy!

[Teresa Boardman]

Jonathan my dog is better than yours. smarter too.

[Mizzle]

What is Twitter?

[Kristal Kraft]

OK What category do you fit into if you only wear a @mizzle bumper sticker on your notebook but you aren't mizzle?

I suspect that makes you Twitterati Paparazzi? Should that be spelled with a hyphen or not?

[Mana Tulberg]

WOW, Where do I sign up?
I have to admit: I am a Twitterati.

[Teresa Boardman]

KK - I think @mizzle has 500 cars that is why she bought so many bumper stickers. tell Jonathan that my dog takes better pictures than his dog does.

[Maureen Francis]

I aspire to be twitterati and am in awe of those who have made it already. It's a lifelong dream!

[Altos Mike]

oy! That's quite a reputation to uphold. Now we're going to have to figure out how to keep The People entertained in NYC!

[Heather Elias]

(laughing so hard that I can't tweet)

[Kristal Kraft]

Jonathan ~ TBoard's dog is smarter than yours.
There I said it.

[Rhonda Porter]

Twitterati sounds so powerful! BTW I retweeted your twit.

@mortgageporter

[@ines]

I peed my pants a little

[tcar]

With the Inman top 25 most whatever list about to come out, I thought about making one for the Twitterati. But who wants the hassle of Jay Thompson second guessing the list with his own 25?

[Ricardo Bueno]

I went to a tweetup recently out here in Los Angeles...I was introduced as @Ribeezie as opposed to "Ricardo." LoL!

[@PhoenixREGuy]

"If you've known for forgetting the D at inopportune moments..."

Been there, done that!!

And where the hell IS McLovin?

@tcar - I do 26 - 50, not a second Top 25. You knucklehead. :0)

[Bsimi]

I hate to be a downer but hasn't ALLTOP been using the phrase Twitterati for a long time?
We are talking about people with thousands of followers and massive social influence. I could be wrong but before you 'claim' the name you should see if its already been coined.
Great post though !

[Teresa Boardman]

I found a reference to twitterati dating back to April 2007 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/04/the_twitterati_ten_twitter_spin_offs/

[Dale Chumbley]

You know you are Twitterati if you are posting this comment from your Treo 700wx while your internet is down at your home office. You know you are Twitterati if you recognize all the heads in the photo without being there or ever meeting any of them. You know you are Twitterati if you were in on the first conversation re: eTwit. You know you are Twitterati if you actually put the eTwit designation on your main business card. You know you are Twitterati if you know who McLovin' is without being in SF for Connect. You know you are Twitterati if you are @DaleChumbley...

[@bkmcae aka Ben at Va Assn of Realtors]

Nice! In Virginia we go by "Twitterazzi"
http://www.varconvention.com/why-var-members-really-come-to-convention-the-twitterazzi/

[tcar]

@Bsimi huh? There's an Internet outside of the real estate world? Not familiar with it.